Danny Guard says he's pleased with the
outcome of the case, and looking
forward to his return to school.
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INQ=This has been DANNY GUARD/GLENVAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PRINCIPAL: THIS HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT
TIME AND I WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY
FOR THEIR AMAZING SUPPORT. I'VE BEEN
THE PRINCIPAL AT GLENVAR ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL FOR ELEVEN YEARS AND I'VE REALLY
MISSED THE STUDENTS TEACHERS AND STAFF
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OQ=students teachers and staff. Danny Guard was placed on

administrative leave last November,
after a parent complained he had used
inappopriate discipline with her
autistic son.

Hope Brickey said Guard made her
son Josh clean the boys bathroom after
feces and graffiti were discovered on
the bathroom stalls.

In the weeks since, parents and
staff have come to Guard's defense,
calling for his reinstatement at a
recent School Board meeting.

But Brickey's Attorney said he
believes the Department of Social
Services bowed to public pressure.
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INQ=I think it's HARVEY LUTINS/HOPE BRICKEY'S ATTORNEY:

I THINK IT'S OUTRAGEOUSLY EMBRARASSING.
HOW COULD THIS BUREAU, DEPARMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES GET SOMETHING RIGHT AND
TURN RIGHT AROUND IN LESS THAN THIRTY
DAYS. AND GET SOMETHING WRONG. THERE'S
NOTHING LEARNED FROM IT NOT ONE THING.
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OQ=nothing learned from it. not one Meanwhile Guard says he hopes to
thing. be back on the job at Glenvar
Elementary on Monday morning.

*CG locator Roanoke Co. A few weeks ago, 80-year-old Jean Angle
was coming home to Roanoke from picking
up the dog at a New York rescue
shelter,
*CG locator Botetourt Co. when she wrecked along Interstate 81
January 24 near the Buchanan exit... Hope
disappeared in all of the chaos.

Jean spent the next two weeks
canvassing the area and found out a
trucker picked Hope up...

But the company wouldn't release the
woman driver's information.

That's when law enforcement
in Botetourt Couny got involved.. they
traced the dog to Florida and
yesterday, Jean was reunited with Hope.

The U-S Postal Service has also
unveiled the 30th stamp in its Black
Heritage Series.

The series pays tribute to
African-Americans who played an
important role in America's history.

This year's stamp is of Ella
Fitzgerald.

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The honorees were chosen because
they have impacted history through
social movements, inventions,
literature, art and science, music,
medicine and sports.
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students, teachers and staff, and next
week, the Glenvar Elementary School
principal will be back in his office.
ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

Guard was placed on
administrative leave after a parent
complained that he had used
inappropriate discipline with her
autistic son.

But this week the Roanoke County
Department of Social Services reversed
itself and ruled the complaint was
unfounded.
ENG#=3 SOT FULL
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INQ=I am very pleased

*CG 2line Danny Guard
Glenvar Elementary School Principal
:00

*CG 2line Harvey Lutins
Roanoke Attorney DANNY GUARD/GLENVAR : I AM VERY PLEASED
:11 WITH THE OUTCOME OF THE CASE AND I
CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK TO WORK. THIS
HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT TIME AND I WANT TO
THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR AMAZING
SUPPORT.

BUTT BUTT BUTT

HARVEY LUTINS/BRICKEY'S ATTORNEY: I
THINK IT'S OUTRAGEOUSLY EMBARASSING.
HOW COULD THIS BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES GET SOMETHING RIGHT AND
TURN AROUND IN LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS
AND GET SOMETHING WRONG?
RUNS=21 (END SOT)

BELIEVE THERE'S MUCH BROADER ISSUES
THAT WE PROBABLY NEED TO DISCUSS AS A
COMMUNITY, ISSUES THAT I THINK HAVE
BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD THROUGH SOME OF
THE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS INCIDENT.
Reporter: What kind of issues? PAYNE:I
THINK HOW WE LIVE TOGETHER AS A DIVERSE
COMMUNITY, WITH DIFFERENT RACES AND
DIFFERENT SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUPS AND
PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT IDEAS ON HOW THIS
COMMUNITY OUGHT TO WORK.
RUNS=17 (END SOT)

OQ=ought to work.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

The city is asking outside
mediators to conduct a community forum
later this month.
(END VO) (END VO)

Smith collapsed yesterday at the
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in
Florida.

According to police, a private nurse
found the 39- year- old unresponsive in
her room, and called 9- 1- 1.

ENG#=3 (SOT FULL)
SOT FULL

INQ=I compared her mostly

*CG 2line Larry King
Talk Show Host Larry King/Talk Show Host: I compared
her mostly to, not the same talent, but
in the Marilyn Monroe vogue, she wanted
to be Marilyn Monroe, she looked a
little like Marilyn Monroe maybe
prettier, and died like her
=
RUNS=14 (END SOT)

OQ=died like her.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Smith's 20- year- old son, Daniel,
died suddenly last year, just after she

gave birth to a daughter.

An emergency paternity hearing is
scheduled today for the five-month-old
girl.

LUXURY HOME BUILDER TOLL BROTHERS IS
WARNING THAT SALES WILL TUMBLE 19
PERCENT THIS QUARTER, AS MORE PEOPLE
CANCEL THEIR HOMEBUILDING CONTRACTS.
ANOTHER SIGN, EXPERTS, SAY OF FURTHER
WEAKENING IN THE HOUSING MARKET.

AND BANKING GIANT H-S-B-C WARNS THAT
BAD LOANS WILL ROCKET AS THE SLOWING
HOUSING MARKET AND RISING INTEREST
RATES ON ADJUSTABLE MORTGAGES LEAVE
MORE HOMEOWNERS STRUGGLING TO MAKE
MONTHLY PAYMENTS. H-S-B-C SAYS THOSE
BAD LOANS WIILL FORCE IT TO SET ASIDE
20 PERCENT MORE THAN EXPECTED TO COVER

THEM.

BUT HOME BUYERS ARE GETTING A BETTER
DEAL...

THE AVERAGE RATE ON A 30 YEAR-FIXED
MORTGAGE DROPPED TO 6-POINT-28 PERCENT
THIS WEEK... FROM 6-POINT-34 PERCENT
LAST WEEK. THE AVERAGE RATE ON A 15
YEAR LOAN IS 6 POINT 02 PERCENT.

ON WALL STREET SIGNS OF MORE FALLOUT
FROM THE HOUSING SLUMP PUT PRESSURE ON
STOCKS...

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THE NASDAQ

HOW MUCH DO YOU PLAN TO SPEND ON YOUR
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attacked more than one person before it
was captured and euthanized.
RABIES MAP FS ON APRISA TAKE RABIES MAP FULL

The health department now says

a person was bitten on the face last
Thursday.

This newly-reported attack
happened in the same Northwest Roanoke
neighborhood as an attack on Friday.

The health department is
focusing on Morwanda Street, near the
Roanoke-Salem line.
ENG#=1 WIPE TO VO-NAT
WIPE TO VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke
Monday The cat was caught after
Friday's attack and the health
department has canvassed the
neighborhood.

Officials are telling anyone
who came in contact with a black and
white cat in that area, or any
unfamiliar animal for that matter, to
get in touch with the health
department, or their doctor
immediately.

Health experts also emphasize
the importance of rabies vaccinations
for your pets, and say ALL animal bites
must be reported to city animal
control.
(END VO) (END VO)

She gave the example of how
exercise over the long term can
actually help reduce the intensity and
frequency of hot flashes.

She also said deep breathing like
used in yoga can help. And not smoking
can also make difference.

ENG#=3 SOT FULL
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INQ=women who smoke have the most
severe

*CG 2line Nancy Reame

NIH Women's Health Intiative Advisor WOMEN WHO SMOKE HAVE MOST SEVERE HOT
FLASHES THEY ALSO HAVE LOWEST ESTROGEN.
IT'S JUST ANOTHER GREAT REASON TO STOP
SMOKING 18 WOMEN WHO ARE OVERWEIGHT IF
YOU NEED ANOTHER REASON TO START
EXERCISING THIS IS IT HOT FLASHES ARE
WORSE IN OBESE WOMEN
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OQ=are worse in obese women

VO-NAT VO-NAT

She says if women decide to use
hormone replacement therapy to relieve
their symptoms they should only use low
doses for a short period of time
because of the long term side effects..
(END VO) (END VO)

News Seven was the first to tell
you about the lost Giant Schnauzer,
Hope.

*CG locator Roanoke Co. A few weeks ago, 80-year-old Jean Angle
was coming home to Roanoke from picking
up the dog at a New York rescue
shelter,
*CG locator Botetourt Co. when she wrecked along Interstate 81
January 24 near the Buchanan exit... Hope
disappeared in all of the chaos.

Jean spent the next two weeks
canvassing the area and found out a
trucker picked Hope up....But the
company wouldn't release the woman
driver's information.

That's when law enforcement
in Botetourt Couny got involved.. they
traced the dog to Florida and
yesterday, Jean was reunited with Hope.

heating source *may* be to blame for
the death of a Bedford County mother
and her two children.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Bedford Co.

29-year-old Sharon Ayers and her
daughters, 11-year-old Ashley and
four-year-old Jennifer were killed when
their Huddleston home caught fire.

It was a passerby who saw flames
coming from the home on Pecks Road just
after five o'clock and called for help.

Yesterday, crews were on the
scene focusing their attention in the
living room where a woodstove once
stood.
ENG#=2 SOT FULL
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INQ=WE KNOW THE AREA THE FIRE...

*CG 2line Jack Jones, Jr.
Bedford Co. Fire & Rescue Chief @41:12.00

FIRE CHIEF JACK JONES, JR., BEDFORD CO.
FIRE & RESCUE: WE KNOW THE AREA THE
FIRE STARTED. WE DON'T KNOW A CAUSE -IT
COULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS: SMOKE
INHALATION, CARBON MONOXIDE WITH THE
YOUNG PEOPLE BECOMING OVERCOME AND THEN
THE ADULT BEING OVERCOME. (25)
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OQ=THE ADULT BEING OVERCOME.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

The bodies have been taken to the
medical examiners office in Roanoke.

Chief Jones says this is the
first fatal fire in four-years.
(END VO) (END VO)

Right now, the law requires parents
to restrain children through the age of
five when they travel in a vehicle.

A proposed bill would up the age to
their 8th birthday.

Supporters say even grade school
children can be seriously injured or
killed in a traffic crash if they are
not restrained.

Opponents though say this bill is
over the top.
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INQ=If we're going to

*CG 2line Sen. Ken Cuccinelli
Opposes Bill
:00

*CG 2line Sen. John Watkins
Bill Sponsor SEN. KEN CUCCINELLI/OPPOSES THE BILL:
:08 (QUICK) IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT 8, WHY DON'T
WE JUST MAKE IT 18? HOW FAR ARE WE
GOING TO GO? THIS IS NANNY STATE OVER
THE TOP.

SEN. JOHN WATKINS/BILL SPONSOR: THIS
ISN'T NANNY STATE. THIS IS ABOUT CHILD
SAFETY.
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OQ=CHILD SAFETY

VO NAT VO NAT

Despite the fierce debate, the
bill passed the Senate by a vote of 33
to five.

It now goes to the House of
Delegates where a similar bill passed
the House on Saturday.
(END VO) (END VO)

And this year is no different.
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Bob Grebe joins us now with more.
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*CG standup Bob Grebe
bgrebe@wdbj7.com Kimberly, for the past 18 years,
the Roanoke Post Office Main Branch has
thrown a community event on the
second-Sunday of February.

The event this weekend will be
held at William Fleming High School and
donations will benefit Apple Ridge
Farms.

ENG#=1 VO NAT
VO NAT

*CG file File Tape

The annual festivites include a
community program with local vendors
and performances.

Students from Radford University,

Nort\hside High School and Middle
School, as well as William Fleming and
William Ruffner will perform.

Investigators say an alternate
heating source *may* be to blame for
the death of a Bedford County mother
and her two children. 29-year-old

Sharon Ayers and her daughters,
11-year-old Ashley and four-year-old
Jennifer were killed when their
Huddleston home caught fire Wednesday
night.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

ENG#2

A House subcommittee took no action on
Senator Brandon Bell's bill that bans
smoking in restaurants and most indoor
public places. The House has already
passed Delegate Morgan Griffith's bill
that requires restaurant owners to post
signs warning customers if they allow
smoking.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

ENG#3 And, current Virginia law says

every child through age five must
travel in a booster seat.

State Senator John Watkins wants
to up the age to 8.

Despite the fierce debate, the
bill passed the Senate by a vote of 33
to five.

It now goes to the House of
Delegates where a similar bill passed
the House on Saturday.